In this action-packed martial arts film, an honorable, brave farmer volunteers to help defend the Ming Dynasty against a gang of dissembling eunuchs with coup d'etat on their minds. Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung star as the brother and sister assigned to break into the revolutionaries' circle, who then find themselves embroiled in a confusing web of deception. Notably, action for the film was directed by Ching Siu Tung, known for his work in DRAGON INN and THE DUEL.